2005 Texas Wireless Symposium Announces Speakers, Sponsors

Be sure to book your place now for the 2005 Texas Wireless Symposium, which will be hosted by WNCG for the 3rd year in a row, on October 26-28th at the historic Driskill Hotel in the heart of downtown Austin. This symposium promises to be even more exciting and dynamic than ever with a full slate of visionary leaders and invited speakers, an extended Business Forum hosted by the Austin Wireless Alliance, and three more focused technical tracks. Excellent cuisine and hosted networking activities will be provided throughout the three day event. This meeting is not to be missed!

The prominent speakers this year include influential industry executives, leading researchers from both academia and industry research labs, and financers of wireless entrepreneurship and research. Confirmed speakers to date include:

• Mr. Steve Largent, CEO, Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA)
• Mr. Dick Lynch, Executive Vice President and CTO, Verizon Wireless
• Dr. Victor Bahl. Group Manager, Systems and Networking Research Group, Microsoft
• Dr. Bob Scholtz, Professor and Director, UltRalab, University of Southern California
• Dr. Reinaldo Valenzuela, Director of Wireless Communications Research, Bell Labs
• Mr. David Deas, Vice President of Networks and Services, SBC Labs
• Dr. Alan Gatherer, Chief Technical Officer, Communications Infrastructure, Texas Instruments
• Mr. Frank McGhee, Vice President of Business Development, Ericsson
• Dr. Ian Opperman, Director, Product Business Operation Solutions, Nokia Networks
• Dr. Preston Marshall, Program Manager, XG Cognitive Radio, DARPA
• Mr. Brian Smith, Managing Director, S3 Ventures
• Mr. Carlos Krokon, Partner, Intel Capital
• Dr. Matthew Shoemake, CEO, WiQuest Communications
• Mr. Ken Hansen, Vice President of Engineering, Freescale Semiconductor
• Mr. Gerry Salemme, Executive Vice President, Clearwire

Advanced registration and more information on the 2005 Texas Wireless Symposium are available at:

http://www.ece.utexas.edu/wncg/events/symposium2005/

Advanced full registration is available for just $399. This low-price – including 3 days of food and drink, in addition to the symposium – has been made possible by our generous sponsors, which to date include:

• Austin Community College
• Andrews Kurth law firm
• Austin Ventures
• Austin Energy
• DLA Piper Law Firm
• Silicon Labs
• Technology Futures
• WiQuest
• Vinson Elkins Law Firm

We look forward to seeing you in Austin in October!